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Q&A with Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg | At the end of 16 years of public service
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State Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, is the only one of 100 lawmakers in the 2022 session who has served for a full 16 years: four consecutive two-year terms in the House followed by two consecutive four-year terms in the Senate. First elected in 2006 to the House and in 2014 to the Senate, his district…
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Colorado House passes bill that would help communities affected by coal plant closures
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The Colorado House passed legislation Thursday that would direct $15 million from the state’s general fund to the Office of Just Transition, which was created to try to lessen the economic and social effects of the closure of coal power plants and mines across the state. House Bill 22-1394, which was approved 51-12, would transfer the funds…
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Task forces issue long-awaited recommendations on $1 billion housing, behavioral health spending
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The Democratic establishment quickly lined up behind recommendations to spend roughly a billion dollars in federal aid on a slew of housing and behavioral health programs, notably money for a revolving loan fund and increasing adult inpatient and residential care. The recommendations, which two legislative task forces unveiled on Monday, will be turned into legislation that is…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
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The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…
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Colorado lawmakers hope winter-driving bill gains traction
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Winter driving this year has been a little trickier, with (thank goodness) more snow this year. But that means that motorists have to be a little more in tune with what’s on their vehicles to get them through winter driving conditions. Three state lawmakers want to tighten up the rules around the equipment on people’s…
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Bills on drug imports, public health option move through Colorado legislative committees
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The first two bills tied to the health care agenda of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis are already moving through the state legislative process – although, if passed, it will likely be at least a couple of years before Coloradans see results. House Bill 1004, which would set up a study on a “public option” for health…
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Obama endorses Polis, other Colorado Democrats for midterm elections
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Former President Barack Obama endorsed 13 Colorado Democrats Wednesday, including the gubernatorial ticket of Jared Polis and Dianne Primavera, calling them “leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent.” The list includes attorney general nominee Phil Weiser, who worked in the Obama Justice Department, and secretary of state nominee Jena Griswold,…
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Colorado lawmakers wrangle over school nurses administering medical marijuana
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A bill that would allow school nurses to administer medical marijuana got preliminary approval in the Colorado House Wednesday, but the debate exposed concerns that might imperil it if it reaches the state Senate. House Bill 1286 passed on a voice vote in the lower chamber but will still need to get a majority in…
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Colorado House moving bills aimed at high healthcare costs
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DENVER – House Democrats have made good, so far, on their promise to pass bills aimed at curbing healthcare costs, and Thursday they passed one out of committee to address the high cost of insulin. House Bill 1009, sponsored by Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Eagle, would require pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy benefit managers, insurers and nonprofits to…